"Finally"? Exactly how long did it take you to come up with the most unappealing way to put parts onto a nice Cinelli frame?:rolleyes:

Here's an additional two thumbs way down...

these are the two quotes that i'm assuming you are referring to:


now you tell me exactly where I gave anyone hell for not speaking nice. the point of my comments were to point out your useless unasked for advice that you offered. good luck learning to "trackstand like a man". ******

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...n/IMG_5418.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...n/IMG_5414.jpg

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haha.
good luck learning what sarcasm is.

also, take a serious look at the guys setback on that bike and tell me do you really think that was useless advice?

Don't listen to them. It looks just fine.

agreed.
well maybe a silver seatpost to match the stem and bars and a white saddle if you're worried about that kinda thing.

my point is you could advise him on his setup if the picture was of him actually riding the bike. without a rider to reference you have no idea where the saddle should be. or the seat post. or the stem. based on the pic of the bike what length of cranks should the rider be using? 165? 170? you can't know the answer to that.

These photos remind me of those traveling garden gnome photos, like from Amelie.

the rider would probably have a to be a freak of nature to truly need setback like that, just so you know i'll point out that i'm talking about the steep seat angle on the concept, plus zero setback post, plus seat moved all the way forward on the rails...i think the tip of the saddle might actually be perfectly above the center of the BB.

as far as crank length, run whatever is comfortable. the PC has a high BB i guess so he could run a longer crank if he wants and have no worries about pedal strike.
i ride the same length cranks on all my bikes so i can get setback very close to the same.

anyway, there is really no need for you to get all worked up over a comment like "you should try...", i said it because it's very likely that he could have his saddle adjusted better, plus it just looks funny the way it is. whether he chooses to try it or not is his choice, maybe it will help him out a bit...maybe it won't. no big deal.

Not sure if I have posted in this thread...

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gamla stan!

stockholm is such a great city. my friend goes to school at konstfack and we visited him last february. his window overlooked stortorget(i think that's what it's called, the square at the top of the hill). really a beautiful place!

This isn't my bike, it's my girlfriend's, but since I built it for her, I figure its ok.
http://velospace.org/files/yoonabike.jpg

Frame:
80s lugged Univega 46cm (I think) frame
Handlebars and Stem:
generic aluminum flat bars trimmed 4 inches, stock stem
Fork and Headset:
stock fork and headset
Front wheel:
700C X 18MM clincher (they look like unlabeled Weinmanns to me)
Rear wheel:
700C X 18MM clincher
Crankset and Bottom bracket:
used crank and stock bottom bracket <-soon to be replaced with a red Novatek crank
Saddle and Seat Post:
Troxel blue vinyl and stock post
Pedals and Chain:
k370
Cog/Gearing et cetera:
16t freewheel, shimano caliper brakes

PS. I know the chain isn't tensioned, that'll be fixed too.

I'd dump you.

that sucks, your girlfriend is too short to find a cheap frame for. i've been there.

You're probably not my type anyway.

DO you mean cheap as in affordable or cheap as in bikeisland.com? I got the entire bike for $50 bucks from a friend.

We're actually a foot apart in height (I'm 6'4" and she's 5'4"... makes things interesting, heh)

AHAHAHAHAH! Seriously, I dig my gf, I wouldn't let her ride around on that bike. Dood.

Well, I'm sure whatever you built for your girlfriend on your limited budget makes her happy, and thats what matters, right?

**** no. she won't be so happy when everyone's laughing at her jank ass ride.

edit: I'm totally kidding btw. I'm sure she's stoked, and I've seen a lot worse. I hope she has fun on it.

Well, at least you put brakes on the front and back...

She has been, and I figured you were being a bit facetious.

I'd love to put a silver seat post on it but was detirmined to ride a carbon post to take some of the bite out of the road. Silver carbon posts can get a bit pricey so I refrained from getting one.

As for some of the negative comments I've been getting I'm a little disturbed by this eugenic obsession over keeping frame and components all from the same country.

the supercorsa pista needs some nice box rims, h+sons just don't look right. maybe it would look better with a better photo.

Agree 100%